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SB552 Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.

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Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No significant direct financial impact for most NH residents.

4
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Your Community

Creates legal classifications based on biological sex that could be used to restrict transgender individuals' participation in certain activities and access to certain facilities.

3
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Your Freedom

Enables government classification of individuals by biological sex, potentially overriding gender identity. Restricts the freedom of transgender NH residents in the circumstances where the classification applies.

Status

Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 House Journal 15

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Kevin Avard (R)

The Short Version

Allows the classification of individuals based on biological sex in certain limited circumstances, likely affecting areas like sports, facilities, and government records. Passed the Senate 16-8.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Those who believe biological sex-based classifications are needed in certain contexts

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Transgender individuals whose gender identity may not be recognized
  • ▼ LGBTQ+ community
  • ▼ Civil rights organizations

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 193 for , 4 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 2 for , 163 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass (passage vote) 2026-05-14
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

177R + 2D
Voted to Pass (179)
4R + 155D
Voted Against (159)
37
Absent
18
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (179)

Republicans (177)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (159)

Republicans (4)
Democrats (155)
Absent (37)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Arnold Davis (R) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Beth Richards (D) , Bill Bolton (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , David Nagel (R) , David Preece (D) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Heather Baldwin (D) , Jean Jeudy (D) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Joseph Barton (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Raymond Peeples (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Steven Bogert (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Toni Weinstein (D) , Valerie McDonnell (R)

Ought to Pass 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

16R
Voted to Pass (16)
0R + 8D
Voted Against (8)
0
Absent
0
Not voting
Show all 24 individual votes
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